RTL Design Engineer

Job Title

RTL Design Engineer

Role Summary

This is an on-site contract role based in Santa Clara, CA to design digital logic for ASIC/SoC projects. The engineer will implement RTL using hardware description languages and work across architecture, verification, and physical design teams to deliver functionally correct, high-performance, and power-optimized designs.

Experience Level

Senior - requires 7+ years of Logic/RTL design experience.

Responsibilities

The engineer will develop RTL, ensure design quality, and support integration and verification activities.

• Develop modular, reusable RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL following specifications from system architects.
• Perform synthesis, linting, CDC checks, static timing analysis (STA), and other static checks.
• Collaborate with verification teams to support testbench development, debug issues, and close functional bugs.
• Optimize designs for timing, area, power, and reliability; work with UPF/CPF flows for low-power when applicable.
• Participate in design reviews and document design features, constraints, and implementation details.
• Coordinate with physical design, DFT, and integration teams during RTL handoff and integration.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of RTL design methodologies and workflows.

Requirements

Key technical requirements and preferred skills.

Must-have:

• 7+ years of Logic/RTL design experience.
• Strong experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, and/or VHDL.
• Solid VLSI/ASIC/SoC design fundamentals.
• Experience with lint tools, CDC analysis, SpyGlass, synthesis flows, and STA.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, TCL, or Perl).

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with peripheral IP: GPIO, UART, SPI, I2C, JTAG.
• Familiarity with bus protocols: AMBA/OCP; interfaces such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, JESD204C.
• DFT concepts and collaboration with physical design teams.
• Experience with UPF/CPF and low-power design techniques.
• RTL integration experience and cross-team collaboration for physical implementation.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: SARACA

SARACA appears to be a recruiting or staffing organization advertising an RTL Design Engineer contract role in Santa Clara, CA, specializing in technical placements for engineering and semiconductor positions.